IDENTIFICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND PARTNER’S RELATIVES

Parents Grandparents Brothers and sisters

I. How are these people related to Jane? Complete the chart with the appropriate family member.

II. Now tell me about your own family.

Your mother's husband is your _______________________.

Your father's father is your _______________________.

Your brother's daughter is your _______________________.

Your cousin's mother is your _______________________.

Your mother's brother is your _______________________.
Your son’s brother is your _______________________.
Your husband’s mother is your _______________________.
 APOSTROPHE S - ('S) ----> POSSESSIVE CASE - GENITIVE CASE

WHAT IS THE APOSTROPHE S? A- Match objects to owners and then write sentences.

The Apostrophe S is normally used to show

possession, that there is a relationship between

two things or that something belongs to

another.
- John's car (=The car of John. The car belongs

to John)

SINGULAR NOUNS

Add -'S

- We went to Daniela's house last night.

- Have you seen the dog's bone?
1. This is……………………………………………………………………………….
PLURAL NOUNS ENDING IN -S 2. This is……………………………………………………………………………….
3. Those are……………………………………………………………………….
Only add the apostrophe -'

- I went to my friend's party (=the party of your

A. Use the possessive case according to the example.
friends) For example: Car / Tim -------- Tim’s car
- My cousins' house is always a mess. (=your 1. Book/ Phil _____________________
2. Bryan / sister _____________________
cousins)
3. the dog / nose _____________________
4. house / my parents _____________________
PLURAL NOUNS NOT ENDING IN -S
5. that man / keys _____________________
Add -'S 6. eyes / the cats _____________________
- The actress's role was very difficult. 7. Mr. Smith / child _____________________

- Mr. Lewis's dog always comes onto our

A- Rewrite the following sentences using the possessive case.
property.
AS A PART OF A PHRASE
Add -'S or only the -' depending on the rules
above
- The President of Chile’s speech was too long.
- I had to give two weeks' notice I was leaving.
NO NOUN
Sometimes the noun after -'S is not necessary
when the meaning is clear.
- My car is older than Gerald's. (=Gerald's car)
1. The house of Michael is nice.
_____________________________________________________________
2. The legs of those dogs are short.
_____________________________________________________________
3. The books of the boys are on the table.
_____________________________________________________________
4. The school of the children is old.
_____________________________________________________________
5. The bed of Charles is on the right.
_____________________________________________________________
6. The babies of those women are very beautiful.
_____________________________________________________________
7. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Parker is very big.
___________________________________________________________
III. Fill in the blanks using the members of the family given in the box.

July: Hi there, thank you Jennifer: Thank you July.

for inviting me over.
Boy: This is …………………………….. Bruce.
Boy: Hello July, I’m glad
Bruce: Hello July, we have all heard so much about you.
you could make it. Can I
introduce you to July: Thank you Bruce, it's nice to meet you too.
……………………………..?
Boy: I would like you to meet ……………………………..
July: Yes, I would love to Sara, and this is …………………………….. John.
meet them.
Sara: Hello July, I’m glad we finally get to meet you.
Boy: I would like you to
meet …………………………….. July: You too Sara. Thank you for having me over for
Jennifer. dinner.

Jennifer: Hello July, it's John: We are happy to have you July. Now, let's eat.
nice to meet you. July: Sounds great John.
July: You too Jennifer. You Boy: I hope you like kidney pie.
have a very nice ……………………………...
July: It's my favorite.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

THIS/THESE
- They refer to something near in the space or in the
time. They are associated with here or now.
- This is my mother. Her name is Angela.
- These dogs are living now with me. I adopted them.

THAT/THOSE
- They refer to something distant regarding the space
or time. They are associated with there or then.
- Is that your mother over there?
- Those are my parents. They are by the swimming-
pool now.

Fill in the blanks according to the picture shown.